This is month four of my creative challenge for 2018 is Taking Shape: Cues from Nature – a monthly art project. I have been busy on other assignments but have an inspiration bank of images from my daily walks. At present, there are many bird of paradise plants in bloom in my neighbourhood: I took the […]
Monthly Art Project
Taking Shape: Monthly Art Project: April 2018
My creative challenge for 2018 is Taking Shape: Cues from Nature – a monthly art project. Rather than botanical subjects, this month I draw my inspiration from furry creatures that have taken up residence in a lantana thicket on the neighbour’s land. First there was one. Then it was joined by a white companion… #nimby #sigh […]
Taking Shape: Monthly Art Project: March 2018
My creative challenge for 2018 is Taking Shape: Cues from Nature and this month is all about pentagons. Consider the five-sided form of the common morning glory (convolvulaceae) flower: In preparing this textile sketch, I spent a lot of time experimenting with layers, shape and transparency on my drawing apps. My challenge was to come up with […]
Taking Shape: Monthly Art Project: February 2018
Following on from the Copa Abstractions: Weekly Art Quilt Project, I have set myself a new creative challenge for 2018 – Taking Shape: Cues from Nature. Each month, I will create a 50x50cm abstract composition drawing my inspiration from nature with a focus on shape. I will use my hand-dyed fabrics enhanced by textural surface […]
Monthly Art Project: Flourish in 2018!
It’s 1 January – an ideal time to reflect on your accomplishments in 2017 and to set intention for the new year ahead. Many of you expressed interest in participating in the Weekly Art Project in 2017 but found the weekly deadline overwhelming. For 2018, I am proposing a more flexible creative challenge – the […]